piaga.
sore, scab
Meaning & usage
sore, scab
reason for inconsolable pain; wound
una piaga nel cuore
curse
extremely annoying person; nuisance
Where this word comes from
From Latin plāga (hence English plague), from Proto-Italic *plāgā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl(e)h₂géh₂, derived from *pleh₂g-, an extension of the root *pel- (“to beat, push, drive”). Cognate with French plaie, Spanish llaga, Catalan plaga, Galician and Portuguese chaga, Romanian plagă, and more distantly with Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ, “wound”).
inflection of piagare: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of piagare: second-person singular imperative
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